Everest 2021: Video Interview with Mark Pattison & Jim Mora
Mark Pattison aims to be the first ex-NFL player to summit both Everest and Lhotse in 24-hours. I interview Mark and longtime NFL coach, and...
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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Monday, March 1, 2021
Everest 2021: Welcome to Everest 2021 Coverage
Welcome to the kick-off for my Everest 2021 coverage! I have already posted a few articles on 2021 and actively covered the 2020/21 Winter K...
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Sunday, February 28, 2021
Everest 2021: Team Locations and Headlines
Welcome to the 2021 edition of Alan Arnette's annual coverage of the Everest climbing season. I try to provide insight and interpretatio...
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Monday, February 22, 2021
Winter Manaslu Update: Poor Weather
Climbing 8000-meters peaks in winter takes a toll on climbers and teams. The Manaslu team has seen another climber quit due to weather condi...
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Thursday, February 18, 2021
Everest 2021: Special Edition – Video Interview with Dawa Steven Sherpa, Asian Trekking
As I covered in a recent post, Everest 2021 is coming on soon. There are questions as to whether operators should run their programs at all....
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Winter K2 Update: Search Update
First, Happy Losar 2148 to my Sherpa friends. The Seven Summits Treks K2 team is back in Islamabad or already home. The 2020/21 Winter K2 se...
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Friday, February 12, 2021
Everest 2021: Special Edition – Video Interview with Mark Gunlogson, Mountain Madness
As I covered in a recent post, Everest 2021 is coming on soon. There are questions as to whether operators should run their programs at all...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
How Much Does it Cost to Climb Mount Everest? – 2021 Edition
Many people ask, "How much does it cost to climb Mount Everest?" For the past nine years, I've tried to answer this with a rat...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Winter K2 Update: Team Leaving Base Camp, Search Suspended
Seven Summits Treks is leaving K2 Base Camp, thus ending their effort for a winter summit. The strongest climbers on their team gave it thei...
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Sunday, February 7, 2021
Winter K2 Update: Summit Push Update #8
Latest as of 3.30 am, Monday, February 8, 2021, - K2 Time: John Snorri, Ali Sadpara, and Juan Pablo (JP) Mohr Prieto remain missing with no ...
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Saturday, February 6, 2021
Winter K2 Update: Summit Push Update #7
Sajid Ali Sadpara is back in Base Camp. He is one strong individual. A helicopter did a cursory search but didn't get very high and foun...
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Friday, February 5, 2021
Winter K2 Update: Summit Push Update #6
Latest as of 10:30 am, February 6, 2021. First it's reported that Sajid Ali Sadpara is descending from Camp 3. That Pemba Sherpa who wa...
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Winter K2 Update: Summit Push Update #5
Upfront, there is no 100% confirmed news about: John Snorri, Ali Sadpara, and Juan Pablo (JP) Mohr Prieto. JP was climbing without supplemen...
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Winter K2 Update: Summit Push Update #4
And it's over, but we still don't know the ending. There is still no news from three climbers assumed to be descending at this point...
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Winter K2 Update: Summit Push Update #3
Looks like none of the Seven Summits Treks members made the K2 summit. Snorri and team remain the only viable team for K2's winter summi...
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Winter K2 Update: Summit Push Update #2
The "Fog of Climbing" Sometimes getting precise information is difficult. John Snorri's wife now tells me John is nearing the ...
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Winter K2 Update: Summit Push Update #1
Climbers have left Camp 3 for their summit bid, half have already turned back due to the cold and fear of frostbite. The weather window has ...
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Winter K2 Update: Medical Evacuation, Climbers Start Summit Push
The few climbers who have made it high on K2 have started their summit push, late Thursday night K2 time. Another medical evacuation from K2...
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Winter K2 Update: Climbers Retreating, others Proceeding Higher
This round of almost 30 K2 climbers are split between Camps 1, 2 and 3 all aiming for a summit attempt on Friday but 7 climbers returned to ...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Winter K2 Update: Headed Higher
This round of 22+ K2 climbers have some at Camp 1, around 20,000-feet, others leaving Wednesday morning, all aiming for a summit attempt on ...
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